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MarBelle has a strange compulsion to watch as many films as he can get his hands on and find jobs that give him a legitimate excuse to drill filmmakers about their work. Directors Notes is the multi-decade incarnation of this disorder and remains so much cheaper than film school.

Asides, Live Action

Ursine Vulpine & Annaca: Solace

Director/Composer Frederick Lloyd builds an epic teaser for the forthcoming EP from his alter ego Ursine Vulpine & singer/songwriter Annaca in 'Solace'.

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Asides, Documentary, Premiere

The Perfect Sheet

Travis Wood captures the inspiring passion of Zamboni driver Brian LeDuc for a job well done in profile documentary short 'The Perfect Sheet'.

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Animation, Asides, Music Video

Paul Jacks: Lightning Lobotomy

Eric Power deploys his signature papercraft animation style in the story of a man trying to make his way back home to normality in 'Lightning Lobotomy'.

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Live Action

Death Claims the Credit That’s Due in Mylissa Fitzsimmons’ Unsettling Horror Short ‘Who Decides’

An elderly woman & a young girl grapple with the age-old question of who calls time on our lives in Mylissa Fitzsimmons’ unsettling horror 'Who Decides'.

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Music Video

Juanjo Rueda Bids a Fond Farewell to Hazte Lapón in Nostalgic Grand Gesture Music Video ‘You Always Win’

Juanjo Rueda discusses melding reality and fiction for a nostalgic expression of grand romantic gestures in his music video swansong for Hazte Lapón.

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Asides, Live Action

Ford – The Future Is Built

DN regular Ian Pons Jewell lays out the practical steps which lead us to progress in his Bryan Cranston starring ad spot for Ford, 'The Future Is Built'.

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Animation, Asides

The Dream of Ink

Lightfarm Studios' Rafael Vallaperde’s 'The Dream of Ink' is a psychedelic sprint through a teaming marine ecosystem bursting with colour.

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Asides, Documentary

Into Music

Edgar Ferreira unveils the jigsaw of elements which coalesce into perfection on stage in his impressive one-shot tour of the Gulbenkian Orchestra.

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Animation

In a Nutshell

Fabio Friedli exhaustively encompasses the world and all that's within it in staggeringly inventive stop-motion piece 'In a Nutshell'.

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Live Action, Premiere

Learn How David Gidali & Einat Tubi Harnessed the Power of Deepfakes in Cautionary AI Sex Short ‘Face Swap’

David Gidali & Einat Tubi explain how they used machine-learning algorithms to deliver a cautionary tale about where our society is headed in 'Face Swap'.

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Asides, Music Video

Tęskno: Mapa

Polish twosome Tęskno make a playful getaway to an abandoned house and the mysteries which lie within in Jarek Tokarski’s dreamy music video 'Mapa'.

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Art & Fashion, Documentary, Premiere

Adrian Vieni Takes a Deep Dive Into the Tumultuous Mind of the Artist in ‘Prōˌses’

Adrian Vieni talks to DN about taking a deep dive into the emotions, anxieties and fears of artist Dina Roudman in the creation of her art in 'Prōˌses'.

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